Abstract
In this paper we introduce a modification of the hypergeometric distribution that caters for the case when the sampling scheme favours the inclusion of units of one of the two types involved, as opposed to the hypergeometric distribution under which all samples are equally likely. The properties of the resulting distribution, termed the generalized hypergeometric, are studied, including the derivation and numerical assessment of a normal approximation of the distribution.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.24200/squjs.vol5iss0pp115-123
- Journal
- Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, 5, 115
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY 4.0
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APA 7
Elsheikh, E., & Benmerzouga, A. (2000). A Generalization of the Hypergeometric Distribution. Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, 5, 115. https://doi.org/10.24200/squjs.vol5iss0pp115-123
MLA 9
Elsheikh, E.K., and Ali Benmerzouga. "A Generalization of the Hypergeometric Distribution." Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, vol. 5, 2000, pp. 115. https://doi.org/10.24200/squjs.vol5iss0pp115-123.
Chicago (author–date)
Elsheikh, E.K., and Ali Benmerzouga. 2000. "A Generalization of the Hypergeometric Distribution." Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science 5: 115. https://doi.org/10.24200/squjs.vol5iss0pp115-123.
Harvard
Elsheikh, E. and Benmerzouga, A. (2000) 'A Generalization of the Hypergeometric Distribution', Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, 5, pp. 115. doi:10.24200/squjs.vol5iss0pp115-123.
Vancouver
Elsheikh E, Benmerzouga A. A Generalization of the Hypergeometric Distribution. Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science. 2000;5:115. doi:10.24200/squjs.vol5iss0pp115-123
IEEE
E. Elsheikh, and A. Benmerzouga, "A Generalization of the Hypergeometric Distribution," Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, vol. 5, pp. 115, 2000, doi: 10.24200/squjs.vol5iss0pp115-123.